Mop-head.



No. 636,544. Patentd Nov. 7, I899. A. MILLER.

MOP HEAD.

(Application filed Nov. 16, 1896.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTUS MILLER, OF STpPAUL, MINNESOTA.

MOP-HEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,544, dated.November '7, 1899.

I Application filed November 16, 1896- Serial No. 612,325. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS MILLER, acitizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county ofRamsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Mop-Heads; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation showing parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on linea: m, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detached View of the screw-threaded hook andits nut.

The present invention has relation to mopheads; and it consists in thediiferent parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

In the accompanyingdrawings, A represents a portion of the mop-handle,which is constructed in the ordinary manner and may be of any desiredlength. To the mop-handle A is attached the metal head or body B, whichis substantially of the form shown in the drawings, the bottom or lowerportion of which is provided with the bar a, which bar is preferablyformed integral with the head. Upon the head B is located the cap 0,which cap is U-shaped in cross-section and is provided with theapertures or openings b, through which the parallel arms 0 are passed.

The cap 0 is formed U-shaped in cross-section, so that when it is drawndown so as to rest upon the curved portions continued from the outerends of the bar a the material forming the mop proper will be clamped orheld between the inner faces of the cap 0. The screw-threaded hook D issubstantially of the form shown in Fig. 3, and, as shown, it is providedwith the screw-threaded nut d, which nut is for the purpose of securelyholding the cap down in proper position to clamp the mop material. Inuse, to insert the mop, or, in other words, to attach the material tothe mop-head, the hook D is removed after the nut d has been taken ofi,which leaves the cap 0 free to be moved away from the bar a, and afterthe material has been placed over the bar a and a hole cut through thematerial the hook D is placed in position and the nut (1 turned downupon the screw-threaded portion, so as to clamp the cap 0 down upon thematerial forming the mop proper.

In order to locate the cap 0 upon the parallel arms a, said cap shouldbe placed in position before the top or upper portion of the head B isfinished or formed.

Having fully described my invention, what -I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- As an improved article of manufacture,the combination of the mop-head B, consisting of the bar a, and theparallel bars 0, a cap located upon the parallel bars and adjustablethereon, and a screw-threaded hook provided with a screw-threaded nutconnecting the bar a and the cap, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS MILLER.

Witnesses:

OWEN MORRIS, H. W. EDDY.

